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How Can Schools Most Effectively Spend the Inclusive Mainstream Fund?
What investment will have the greatest impact across the whole school, rather than benefiting only a small number of pupils or a single area of provision? We'd argue that one of the strongest investments schools can make is in understanding need....
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From Inclusion to Belonging: Using the Inclusive Mainstream Fund 2026 to Build a Strategy That Helps Every Child Thrive
The Department for Education's new Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF) is about much more than additional funding. It signals a shift in how schools are expected to think about inclusion. For years, many schools have worked tirelessly to support pupils with SEND, often balancing in...
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Motional out in the field at The Northern Education Show, Bolton!
We’re excited to share that we’ll be exhibiting at The Northern Education Show in Bolton on June 25th to discuss all things Pupil Wellbeing: - What challenges to pupil wellbeing are you facing right now, and how can Motional support you with this? - How can we best support ind...
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Reading for Pleasure: How to help children fall in love with books again
Reading for pleasure is falling. Learn how to rekindle a love of reading by creating low-pressure, autonomy-rich environments where children and young people can engage with stories on their own terms...
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What is ‘Pupil Voice’ and why is it important?
‘Pupil voice’ is one of those buzzwords or topics that keeps coming back around – in fact, it never really seems to go away. And there’s good reason for that. For the wellbeing of students as individuals and as a collective, for engagement, motivation and belonging, for leadershi...
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Neuro-affirmative Practice - A strengths-based approach
Motional is committed to neuro-affirming practice. We've introduced our Neuro-affirming 'Always-Never' descriptors to validate all neurotypes in Snapshot and Groupshot completion, supporting a strengths-based approach that sees and values the whole child....
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